My stock Ty rides too hard-what can I do? shocks? springs?
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Silly
Banned
what shocks do you have now? I found the stock shocks to ride the smoothest personally... once i changed shocks i began to notice more bumps in teh road and cd player started to skip...
Also check your auto load leveler majority of the time i meses up and raises the back end of the truck as if there was alot of weight being carried....
dont know if that will help.... hopefully it does
Also check your auto load leveler majority of the time i meses up and raises the back end of the truck as if there was alot of weight being carried....
dont know if that will help.... hopefully it does
Silly
Banned
it has been a long time since i played with the load leveler.. may want to get someone to verify that i am right here...
in front of the drivers side rear wheel you can stick your hand in there and feel around... there is a little box.... you can press it there and can hear the air release out of the shocks and can see the truck get lower.... once you do that you can pull the fuse for the load leveler and it will not go back up.... i dont know which fuse it is though as i was not the one to actually take it out.
in front of the drivers side rear wheel you can stick your hand in there and feel around... there is a little box.... you can press it there and can hear the air release out of the shocks and can see the truck get lower.... once you do that you can pull the fuse for the load leveler and it will not go back up.... i dont know which fuse it is though as i was not the one to actually take it out.
BigBadSmoosh
Picking fights on I-65 since 2013
I happen to have a set of stock shocks and a stock compressor that I rebuilt.. it actually pushes more air than a stock one due to the fact that I had to bore out the outlet.. so the truck will raise slightly faster..
if you want it, let me know..
as for testing the system, once the compressor stopped working for me, I simply took it out.. saved about 5lbs weight wise and i never have to worry about it breaking again. Removing all the wiring is a bitch, I still haven't finished.. just kinda tied it up there out of the way.
the fuse is clearly marked.. its something like elec, i forget it was easy to figure out.. when i had my truck on a flatbed, chaining it down made the pump go crazy.. so i had to pull the fuse.
if you want it, let me know..
as for testing the system, once the compressor stopped working for me, I simply took it out.. saved about 5lbs weight wise and i never have to worry about it breaking again. Removing all the wiring is a bitch, I still haven't finished.. just kinda tied it up there out of the way.
the fuse is clearly marked.. its something like elec, i forget it was easy to figure out.. when i had my truck on a flatbed, chaining it down made the pump go crazy.. so i had to pull the fuse.
Ok guys suspension--NOT STOCK. The idiots who first had it--lowered it either by cutting or heating the springs(too much). It is only about a half inch from the front bumper stops ! Me being a novice to how these sit--I am now used to the way it looks now. It obviously needs go up a little in the air. So to make a long story short-- I need to buys some suspension parts. OK GUYS, help me out here what shock and spring setup is best!?!?!?
I want it to handle well, still have a nice ride, and have a nice stance (front just a little lower than the back).
WHAT would that be???????????????????????
Thank you in advance --you guys are great!
JohnC
Me being a novice to how these sit--I am now used to the way it looks now. It obviously needs go up a little in the air. So to make a long story short-- I need to buys some suspension parts. OK GUYS, help me out here what shock and spring setup is best!?!?!?I want it to handle well, still have a nice ride, and have a nice stance (front just a little lower than the back).
WHAT would that be???????????????????????
Thank you in advance --you guys are great!
JohnC
does the truck have springs up front, as in coil-overs or does it just have a shock? the stock setup is a shock with torsion bars.
if it is a the stock suspension, there are two bolts that you can tighten underneath the truck to raise the front.
if its coil-over, you can turn the collar on the shock body to raise it.
if you have a digital camera, take the wheel off and take a picture of it and post it here if you are still not certain.
if it is a the stock suspension, there are two bolts that you can tighten underneath the truck to raise the front.
if its coil-over, you can turn the collar on the shock body to raise it.
if you have a digital camera, take the wheel off and take a picture of it and post it here if you are still not certain.
This is what I know for sure---
I took it to a buddy of mine at Rinke and he showed me the front bumper stops practically resting on the control arms. It was late thursday and didn't have time to look at the back. Gonna look closer at the suspension this week. The back is not that low, but he suspects it is lowered too (although no blocks). The front shocks are yellow and the rears are black (possibly stock?).
Not sure what to do--your guys help is appreciated. It would probably be the easiest to put it back to stock(which is what I thought I had, but not)
But also I'm now used to the way it looks and don't want to raise it way up to stock... :-?
JohnC
I took it to a buddy of mine at Rinke and he showed me the front bumper stops practically resting on the control arms. It was late thursday and didn't have time to look at the back. Gonna look closer at the suspension this week. The back is not that low, but he suspects it is lowered too (although no blocks). The front shocks are yellow and the rears are black (possibly stock?).
Not sure what to do--your guys help is appreciated. It would probably be the easiest to put it back to stock(which is what I thought I had, but not)
But also I'm now used to the way it looks and don't want to raise it way up to stock... :-?
JohnC
the front is likely using bilstein shocks. the front does not use a typical coil type spring. it uses a torsion bar as a spring. the torsion bar is connected to the lower a arm on both sides in the front. the rear of the torsion bar connects to a crossmember about where the door is in the middle of the truck. each torsion bar has a key on the end of it. this key rests on a bolt that is used to adjust ride height for the front suspension. if you tighten that bolt on both sides, it will raise the truck. conversly, if you loosen that bolt it will lower it.
so if you want to raise the front end, crawl under the middle of the truck on both sides and look for the two bolts and tighten them.
as for the rear, need to first figure out if you still have the load-leveler shocks that were factory. do this by identifying wether or not there are air hoses leaving the shocks.
chad
so if you want to raise the front end, crawl under the middle of the truck on both sides and look for the two bolts and tighten them.
as for the rear, need to first figure out if you still have the load-leveler shocks that were factory. do this by identifying wether or not there are air hoses leaving the shocks.
chad
Mephisto
These trucks are cursed
there was a post a while back about adjusting the torsion bar bolts... i believe 8 full turns = an inch? anyone confirm this?
also if your resting on the bump stops your front shocks are most likely gone. tighten up the bolts, get new shocks, and get an alignment afterwards, otherwise we will be seeing a post from you in a month or so wondering why your tires are wearing on the edges.
also if your resting on the bump stops your front shocks are most likely gone. tighten up the bolts, get new shocks, and get an alignment afterwards, otherwise we will be seeing a post from you in a month or so wondering why your tires are wearing on the edges.
Well I did most of what you said--
The torsion bars are readjusted. So the truck is higher in front now than it was. The back is still about a half an inch to an inch higher. Does that sound about right for stock?
I got it realigned think it was off pretty bad too.
But I didn't replace the shocks--they are yellow bilsteins, but also say Delco on them. I have two questions about the shocks--
Are these the stock shocks? And how can I tell if they are shot?
It does ride better, but not a lot.
The torsion bars are readjusted. So the truck is higher in front now than it was. The back is still about a half an inch to an inch higher. Does that sound about right for stock?
I got it realigned think it was off pretty bad too.
But I didn't replace the shocks--they are yellow bilsteins, but also say Delco on them. I have two questions about the shocks--
Are these the stock shocks? And how can I tell if they are shot?
It does ride better, but not a lot.
Merk
Donating Member
JohnC said:
All sound about right. The yellow shocks are probally new style GM. Wouldnt count on them lasting long...GM loves to sell parts.
Did you get a print-out of the alignment specs? Ive always had to bring the specs, as shops -- even GM dealers do not have "typhoon" specs in their system.